Norfolk, Virginia is a thriving city located in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. It is the second largest city in the state and has played an important role in both the state’s and nation’s history. Norfolk is home to many diverse interests and perspectives and its politics are just as varied. With a population of over 246,000, Norfolk has a strong local government with leadership from the mayor, city council members, and other officials. The city also has several representatives in the Virginia General Assembly who work to represent their constituents’ needs both locally and statewide. In addition to this representation, Norfolk celebrates its diversity through many events and activities throughout the year that celebrate different cultures and beliefs. Norfolk's political landscape will continue to change as it strives to become an even better place for all its citizens.
The political climate in Norfolk, VA is strongly liberal.
Norfolk City County, VA is very liberal. In Norfolk City County, VA 71.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Norfolk city county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.7% to 26.1%.
Norfolk city county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Norfolk, VA is strongly liberal.
Norfolk City County, Virginia is very liberal.
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News Metro Area is moderately liberal.
Virginia is somewhat liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Norfolk, Virginia: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Norfolk, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,669 contributions totaling $1,552,805 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,485 contributions totaling $667,006 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $449 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)